Premium industrial design

Citation 500 blends innovation in home audio entertainment with a sophisticated and beautiful design. The premium blended wool fabric, made by Kvadrat, is dirt repellent and flame retardant.

Sound quality with sophistication

For over 65 years for Harman Kardon has been dedicated to delivering luxurious audio experiences that allow the listener to feel the music and immerse them in the moment. Citation is the ultimate expression and is the worlds first truly premium product of its kind.

Music everywhere

The Citation 500 delivers multi-room capablity by adding additional Citation speakers to create the ultimate whole house audio experience. You can play the same music or different music in different rooms and control it from a tablet or smartphone.

Hands-free help with your voice, powered by the Google Assistant

The Google Assistant brings convenient voice control to your Citation wireless home sound system. Get answers, play music, tackle your day, enjoy your entertainment and control your smart home with just your voice.

Play and control your music with your voice.

Use your voice to ask for your favorite songs and enjoy high-definition music streaming, powered by the cloud.

Over 300 music streaming services available with Wi-Fi streaming

Listen to your favorite audio content, Internet radio and podcasts, all in high-definition through Chromecast built-in.

More is better

Pair two Citation 500 speakers in the same room for stereo sound.

Privacy please

For additional security and privacy, the speaker's microphones can be switched off. Multi-color LED indicators show the current state of these microphones.

Always the best

With automatic software updates for new features and services, your music and voice options will always be up to date and at its best.

Simple setup with the Google Home app on iOS and Android

With the free Google Home app for iOS and Android, you can easily setup and manage any of the Citation speakers. All speakers support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi connections.

Color touch display

Get complementary information from your audio content or control your music with your fingertips using the intuitive touch panel color display.

Wireless Bluetooth® streaming

Wirelessly stream your music from your smartphone or tablet.

Touch to access your preset

Instantly enjoy your favorite music playlist and control your smart home devices with preset icons on the display. Future software updates will add a Preset feature for assigning your favorite playlist and your smart home devices for easy control.

Premium industrial design

Citation 500 blends innovation in home audio entertainment with a sophisticated and beautiful design. The premium blended wool fabric, made by Kvadrat, is dirt repellent and flame retardant.

Sound quality with sophistication

For over 65 years for Harman Kardon has been dedicated to delivering luxurious audio experiences that allow the listener to feel the music and immerse them in the moment. Citation is the ultimate expression and is the worlds first truly premium product of its kind.

Music everywhere

The Citation 500 delivers multi-room capablity by adding additional Citation speakers to create the ultimate whole house audio experience. You can play the same music or different music in different rooms and control it from a tablet or smartphone.

Hands-free help with your voice, powered by the Google Assistant

The Google Assistant brings convenient voice control to your Citation wireless home sound system. Get answers, play music, tackle your day, enjoy your entertainment and control your smart home with just your voice.

Play and control your music with your voice.

Use your voice to ask for your favorite songs and enjoy high-definition music streaming, powered by the cloud.

Over 300 music streaming services available with Wi-Fi streaming

Listen to your favorite audio content, Internet radio and podcasts, all in high-definition through Chromecast built-in.

More is better

Pair two Citation 500 speakers in the same room for stereo sound.

Privacy please

For additional security and privacy, the speaker's microphones can be switched off. Multi-color LED indicators show the current state of these microphones.

Always the best

With automatic software updates for new features and services, your music and voice options will always be up to date and at its best.

Simple setup with the Google Home app on iOS and Android

With the free Google Home app for iOS and Android, you can easily setup and manage any of the Citation speakers. All speakers support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi connections.

Color touch display

Get complementary information from your audio content or control your music with your fingertips using the intuitive touch panel color display.

Wireless Bluetooth® streaming

Wirelessly stream your music from your smartphone or tablet.

Touch to access your preset

Instantly enjoy your favorite music playlist and control your smart home devices with preset icons on the display. Future software updates will add a Preset feature for assigning your favorite playlist and your smart home devices for easy control.

The Harman Kardon Citation 500 is a next generation stereo smart speaker designed for large rooms. Easy to use with its full-color LCD touch screen, Citation 500 blends innovation in home audio with attention to detail in design, allowing for sophisticated looks and powerful sound. Music lovers will love the full-range, detailed sound with access to over 300 music services and high-definition streaming through Chromecast built-in. The Google Assistant brings convenient voice control to your Citation 500 for hands-free help around the home. Get answers, play music, organize your day, control your smart home, enjoy your entertainment and more, just with your voice!

NoteCITATION 500 is intended to be used for streaming music. A consumer can stream Bluetooth audio to the speaker. A consumer can connect their speaker to the localWi-Fi Network and stream music with Google Chromecast. In addition, the speaker will work with Google Home. This product is designed to be instantly on and ready to play music at a moment's notice, therefore, the Bluetooth andWi-Fi connection must remain active at all times to ensure proper operation. CITATION 500 is in compliance with the European Union energy legislation. CITATION 500 will enter into sleep mode (networked standby) after 20 minutes without operation, after which it can be re-activated via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

NoteCITATION 500 is intended to be used for streaming music. A consumer can stream Bluetooth audio to the speaker. A consumer can connect their speaker to the localWi-Fi Network and stream music with Google Chromecast. In addition, the speaker will work with Google Home. This product is designed to be instantly on and ready to play music at a moment's notice, therefore, the Bluetooth andWi-Fi connection must remain active at all times to ensure proper operation. CITATION 500 is in compliance with the European Union energy legislation. CITATION 500 will enter into sleep mode (networked standby) after 20 minutes without operation, after which it can be re-activated via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

I have heard that the plan have changed and this will not be implemented?

Answered by: jsturess4

Date published: 2019-02-20

Is there any input? Like a 3.5 mm audio input?

Asked by: Karl_Sweden

Thank you for your question.
The Citation 500 does not have any AUX port due to the speaker being designed for use on Wifi or Bluetooth frequencies.

Answered by: Peter EMEA

Date published: 2019-02-08

Which bluetooth codecs are supported? for example LDAC?

Asked by: jsturess2

The HK Citation 500 supports the following audio formats: HE-AAC, LC-AAC, MP3, Vorbis, WAV
(LPCM), FLAC, and Opus. For a list of the full specifications, check out this link: https://www.harmankardon.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dw87f36b2d/pdfs/HK_Citation_500_Spec_Sheet_English.pdf

Answered by: Eugene B

Date published: 2019-02-14

The citation 500 sounds like it has no tweters how do I fix this?

Asked by: 600 mistake

We would like to work with you directly to help you with your issue. Please submit a case request at https://www.harmankardon.com/support-contact.html and the Customer Service Team will be more than happy to assist you.

Answered by: Mario at Customer Service

Date published: 2019-01-12

I know the new models have a lot of technology options.But i want to know is citation 500 in most powerfull harman kardon speaker ?! Which one have louder sound? I have go play. What is the soud diffrences is this model so louder than go play?is portable?

Asked by: Mehrooz

Thank you for your question.
Should you wish to receive further support, you may contact the Harman Customer Support team by telephone, email or chat in order to receive direct assistance.
Please see https://www.harmankardon.co.uk/support-contact.html for further details.
Thank you

Answered by: JuliaB

Date published: 2019-01-02

Possible to send sound via bluetooth or lg sound sync from my LG oled to this device? Works with bluetooth headphones.

Asked by: Coys

As your question requires more information, we invite you to contact the Harman Customer Support team by telephone, email or chat in order to receive direct assistance. Please see https://no.harmankardon.com/support-contact.html for further details.

Answered by: JuliaB

Date published: 2018-12-10

Does Citation 500 support Spotify Connect?

Asked by: Muggsopp

The Citation 500 would not work without the bar that needs to be set up via Google Home App. Yes It will support Spotify Connect, however it would be through the linking your Spotify to the&nbsp;App.&nbsp;

Answered by: Dan E

Date published: 2018-12-09

Can I connect this to my tv?

Asked by: Ra2394

Is it not possible to stream/cast sources to the Citation 500 and TV simultaneously neither? Using Netflix or PC Chrome cast etc.?